Fredrik Christian Wildhagen Ording (6 April 1870 – 2 February 1929) was a Norwegian educator, writer and politician for the

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Personal life

He was born in

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as a son of

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Jørgen Frederik Ording (1832–1888) and Marie Benedicte Wildhagen (1845–1913). He was a brother of theologian

Johannes Ording Johannes Ording (19 January 1869 – 25 January 1929) was a Norwegian theologian. He served as a professor of systematic theology at the University of Oslo, Royal Frederick University from 1906 to 1926, and his appointment caused a stir because so ...

, a first cousin of theologian Hans Nielsen Hauge Ording, an uncle of actor

Jørn Ording Jørn Ording (21 February 1916 – 11 March 2001) was a Norwegian actor, theatre instructor and screenwriter. He was born in Kristiania as a son of Jørgen Fredrik Ording (1880–1930). He was also a nephew of Fredrik and Johannes Ording, a firs ...

and historian and politician

Arne Ording Arne Ording (7 May 1898 – 26 July 1967) was a Norwegian historian and politician for ''Mot Dag'' and the Labour Party. Pre-war life and career Ording was born in Kristiania as a son of theology professor Johannes Ording (1869–1929) and Fredr ...

and a first cousin once removed of politician

Aake Anker Ording Aake Anker Ording (18 December 1899 – 1979) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician for Mot Dag and the Labour Party. He was born in Halden. He was a second cousin of actor Jørn Ording and historian and politician Arne Ording, and a first ...

. He was also a brother-in-law of

Harald Wergeland Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland (14 March 1912 – 25 January 1987) was a Norwegian physicist. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. He was born in Norderhov as a son of forest manager Harald Nicolay Storm Wergeland (1884 ...

Career

He enrolled as a student in 1888, and worked as a teacher at various schools in

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between 1893 and 1901. From 1899 to 1900 he lived in

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, working as the private teacher for Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Norway. He later tutored Gustaf Adolf in Kristiania, in the springs of 1903 and 1904. He studied in Germany in 1895 and in England in 1901, 1905 and 1906. Between 1902 and 1904 he worked at Bjølsen School, Nissen's School and Kristiania Teacher's College. He was the manager of the two latter institutions from 1904 to 1912, and in August 1912 he was hired as acting rector of Holmestrand Teacher's College. Ording was a member of

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city council from 1916 to 1924, serving as mayor from 1919. During the terms 1922–1924 and 1925–1927 he served as a deputy representative to the

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, representing the constituency

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. He also served on the ''Parliamentary School Commission of 1922''. From 1926 he worked as rector of Drammen School. He died in February 1929. Ording wrote several books, including ''Latinsk Elementarbok'' (1903), ''Norsk Litteratur'' (1911), ''Pædagogikkens historie'' (1916), ''Riksarkivar M. Birkeland. Hans liv og virke'' (1919, a biography of

Michael Birkeland Michael Birkeland (16 December 183024 May 1896) was a Norwegian historian, civil servant and politician. He was born at Eigersund in Rogaland, Norway. In 1855, he was awarded his cand. jur. at the University of Christiania (now University of ...

) and ''Det lærde Holland'' (1927). Some his academic works were updated and reissued long after his death; ''Latinsk elementarbok'' ("Elementary Book of Latin") was reissued as late as in 1964, and ''Pædagogikkens historie'' ("The History of Pedagogy") was reissued as late as in 1972, as ''Pedagogikkens historie'' with updates by Einar Boyesen and

Wilhelm Aarek Wilhelm Aarek (17 April 1907 – 26 December 1999) was a Norwegian philologist and educationalist. He was a cand.philol. by education, and was appointed as a lecturer in English language at Kristiansand Teacher's College in 1938. He had also ap ...

.List of publications
in BIBSYS. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ording, Fredrik Norwegian educators Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian biographers Norwegian male writers Male biographers Norwegian expatriates in Sweden Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Vestfold Deputy members of the Storting Politicians from Drammen People from Holmestrand 1929 deaths 1870 births Male non-fiction writers